Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) An owner of land who carries out fencing works and any subsidiary works under section 23, may give a notice to the adjoining owner requiring the adjoining owner to contribute under this Act to the fencing works and any subsidiary works for a sufficient dividing fence for the adjoining lands.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must be in writing and contain the following information—
(a) a description of the land on which the fencing works and any subsidiary works were carried out;
(b) the boundary line on which the fencing works and any subsidiary works were carried out or, if it was impracticable to carry out the works on the common boundary because of a waterway or other obstruction (whether natural or manmade) is on, or forms, the common boundary, the line on which the works were carried out;
(c) the type of fencing works and any subsidiary works that were carried out, including the type of fence constructed or the nature of the repairs or maintenance;
(d) the reason the fencing works and any subsidiary works were required to be carried out urgently;
(e) the cost of the fencing works and any subsidiary works and a copy of the receipt for the works;
(f) the proportion of the cost that each owner is proposed to contribute to the fencing works and any subsidiary works;
(g) the amount that the owner to whom the notice is addressed is required to contribute.
(3) A notice under this section may be in the prescribed form.
New s. 25 inserted by No. 30/2014 s. 6.